Welcome to Rathkill Island
Mandatory for new arrivals:
Subscribe to the community bulletins. With classified ads, birth and death notices, plus talisman and amulet recipes.
Looking for a way to protect yourself from the unknowable, hungry landscape this new moon? We have talismans for that.
Do not eat the Cormorant Weed. Explore our wonderfully safe flora and fauna.
Updates & reminders for residents and guests
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Council reminds all residents: do not enter the fog on foot. Do not send your children into the fog to fetch things. Do not call out names of loved ones who have gone into the fog, as this is known to attract additional fog.
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Do not feed the cormorants. We know you know this. We are saying it again because someone has been feeding the cormorants. The cormorants are now larger than they were in spring.
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There is a new ferry boat. Do not go near the new ferry boat. Do not look at the captain of the new ferry boat. Do not step foot on the new ferry boat. Pretend the boat does not exist.
Iron and Salt + Protection Charms
The islanders kindly share these extremely helpful recipes for charms, amulets and talismans. You can find them below, all nicely ordered and laid out with care. I do everything with care.
This list, the islanders say, is a solid base for everyday protection.
Not that you need protection from the fog, the night sky or the island itself.
Of course not, that would be silly.
Fascinating extracts from Siobhán Gunny's marvellous new book, Herbarium Arcanum. Yes, really, she's publishing yet another one but at least this one is about plants this time.
Please email me, Orion Slade, to express interest in pre-ordering. orionsladenews@gmail.com
Did you know?
NAME: While it is bastardised as Rathkill island in the English language, Inis na Péiste is the true name of this rocky promontory.
It translates to "Island of the Serpent/Beast." (pronounced inn-ish nuh paysh-tuh). How evocative!
Visitor Reviews
Utterly unacceptable, minus 5 stars
“I booked what was advertised as a pleasant three-hour afternoon visit?? Four hours at the absolute most?? Honesty. Ridiculous. I finally got back to Galway & this woman said it was last Thursday.
Frankly, I find that completely unacceptable. If your attraction is going to interfere with guests’ personal timelines, that should be made VERY CLEAR at the point of booking.
The paths are also terribly organised. They seem to move around whenever you look away. Clearly there is insufficient signage, or perhaps the landscape needs to be secured in one place. Someone needs to do something about this!!!
That said, the food was genuinely excellent. Five stars for the food alone. The rest of that awful place needs SERIOUS ATTENTION.”
It was a bit much TBH. ⭐⭐⭐
“Okayyy this cottage was actually so cute! I left my little review in the guestbook and then… why did every other entry look exactly like my handwriting? Which is obviously insane, right?
It was fully giving major sus vibes. Loved the spooky commitment but ngl they did way too much because sleeping was not happening.
The owner was zero help when I mentioned it either.
The last one was the worst! It legit just said: ‘Don’t stay the night.’ Seriously tho.”
WTF was that?? ⭐
“I came here to urbex & when I uploaded the photos at home it’s like …I mean, at first it looked fine but…
This is nuts, but there were people?? Like, it looked like there really were people. Really interesting light, I guess? It’s so realistic looking, I’d definitely tell my friends to come over here.
They were right there in the middle of the frame in nearly every shot. Hard to see any details because the faces were blurred so badly it’s like they weren’t there.
Really warm welcome from the people island people haha.”